But even Faludi's fans received her remarks with a measure of skepticism. David B. Orr '01, who said he read Backlash but has not yet picked up Stiffed, said he was surprised that Faludi did not "talk about the positive effects of the breakdown of the patriarchy on men."
After her speech, Faludi offered one explanation for the message of alarm she sounds in Stiffed.
"There's a feeling in the culture that something's gone awry," Faludi said. "It's been a year of schoolyard shootings, men going ballistic, and a political campaign shaping up to be a father-son drama."
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